Spears Reaches the Century Mark
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
With around 6,000 in the pot and three players on a flop of 
, Andy Spears checked from the big blind. A player in early position bet 3,200 and was called by the hijack. Spears raised to 12,500, and after a bit of thought the player in early position folded. The hijack followed suit and quickly folded as well, and Spears now has a stack of 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
flop with 
in the big blind. The turn was a king but the river a five and Pupillo hit the rail again to reenter.
and he took down the pot.
. His opponent on his right had already made a significant commitment to the pot with 8,000 while having only 17,000 or so back. That player tanked for over a minute before mucking.
versus the 
of Zinoviy Pelekh. The board ran out 
and the small blind bet 3,500. After a short wait, Snuffer raised to 8,500. The small blind thought and eventually called. The river was the 
and both players checked to showdown.
flop, Brendan Sully was all in from the button for 13,800 and a player in the big blind had called. A third player under the gun ripped over that for about 40,000 more and the big blind snap-called with 
for a combo draw. Sully held 
and 
and James Pupillo was in the tank on the button.
but the dealer delivered a 
river to complete his opponent's flush draw.
and Paff checked to his opponent, who bet 12,000. 